Easter in Triest

During Easter, in Triest, we have some traditions. The first thing we do is to buy chocolate eggs and open them on Easter Day. Before this we can't open them because we are in Lent, a period of forty days before Easter, in which we should practise fasting and other forms of penance, prayers, and charity. It is a religious period of preparation to celebrate Easter which represents the resurrection of Christ. One of our traditions consists on hiding the eggs in our house's garden so that the children try to find them. After this,all the family usually gather for a lunch where we usually eat lamb roast.

Aaron & Pietro (IV B)

The Verdi Opera House

The Verdi Opera House is composed of many rooms like the “Victor de Sabata” hall. This is the lobby of the theatre, once used for balls and parties and now done up and used for conferenses and concerts.
There are some buffets for the public during the interlude of the operas.
In the superior floors there are all the reharsal rooms for the choir, the musicians and the actors, the changing rooms and the tailoring rooms.
In the inferior floors we find the various laboratories and the security offices.

Carnival in Muggia

Carnival is felt very much in Muggia, the little town near Triest where I live. It has a secular tradition, always supported by the city Authorities. In fact, already in 1420, the "associations" -now called "Carnival Companies"- were financed with one ducat on condition the they spend at least the triple for the musicians. The official opening of every edition of our carnival is the "VEGETABLE DANCE" where people dressed up like vegetables dance at the sound of the local band. Then the Companies, groups in fancy dresses, starts to parade across the streets. The "Mujesan Carnival" is our town festival, it is lived by the people just for their joy, not only for the entertainment of tourists.

Pietro (IV B)